Northwest Coast Native Horn Spoon, c. 1885

Baleen Basket with Polar Bear Fineal

Bear Fetish

This is a vintage hand carved stone bear.  He has a turquoise arrowhead and six turquoise and coral beads on his back that are wrapped around his belly.  He measures 1 7/8" long x 1 1/8" tall x 3/4" wide.  Excellent condition with no cracks or chips.

Preston Monongye: Overlay Bear Pendant

Collectble Mission/Hopi sterling silver overlay bear pendant bropch by Preston Monongye, c. 1950s-1960s 

Preston Monongye (1927-1987). A master artisan adopted by the Monongye family in Hopi. Through-out his long career, he became an accomplished wood carver and painter. 

After he turned to silver design, he won numerous awards for his "new Indian art" designs. He is one of the major innovator's of Modern Indian jewelry design. "Like Loloma, the 'Monongye style' is widely imitated."

He was a master of tufa casting who preferred to work with silver while collaborating with others on inlay and on stonework. His tufa casting skills were perfected after consulting with caster Sedalio F. Lovato. Stone and inlay collaborators include Lee Yazzie and Monongye's son, Jesse.

Monongye taught silversmithing at the Phoenix Indian Center in the mid-1970s.

Thise pendant measures 1.25" in diameter. The hook bail can be pulled to be installed on a chain or necklace. This spectacular collector's brooch, is in excellent condition. It's cast in solid sterling silver. Signed by Preston Monongye,  wit his hallmark, used c. the late 1950s-1960s. Its total weight is 11g. 

Charles Loloma Ring

Originally purchased from a collector in the Dallas area. He in turn  purchased it from the Loloma museum. The ring is sized to 11 and  I had the previous owner do a professional cleaning. The turquoise  is Number 8 spiderweb.